Page 11 - Farmer Protests

Farm protests: Delhi Police cements nails, barricades at Ghazipur border

The farmers' protest at the Ghazipur border entered its 67th day today. They have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26

Sanjay Raut to visit Singhu, Ghazipur borders to meet protesting farmers

This comes a week after the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day turned violent in the national capital

Twitter restores accounts it had withheld after govt's legal request

MeitY Uses recourse u/s 69A of the Act, sends legal request in the matter

Delhi Police appeals to public not to believe in illegal farmers detention

The Delhi Police on Monday appealed to people not to believe in rumours about illegal detention of farmers protesting against three new agri laws

Govt asks Twitter to block 250 tweets, accounts for 'provocative' posts

Twitter has blocked several accounts and tweets after the government asked the platform to take action against 250 handles for containing 'false and provocative content' related to farmer protests

Bhupinder Hooda convenes CLP meet to discuss farmers', other issues

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday called a Congress Legislature Party meeting here on February 3 to discuss the farmers' issue and other matters concerning the state.

BJP leader smells 'political conspiracy' behind Republic Day violence

BJP's Madhya Pradesh in-charge P Murlidhar Rao on Sunday suspected a "political conspiracy" behind the violence that broke out in Delhi during the farmers' tractor rally last week.

Govt bent upon throttling farmers' voice by banning Internet: Congress

The Congress on Sunday alleged that the government was hell bent upon throttling the voice of farmers by imposing a ban on Internet at their agitation sites.

Republic Day violence: Farmer unions ready for talks but with riders

Meanwhile, a freelance journalist was arrested from the Singhu border on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with the police personnel

Genuinely misinformed: Tomar counters Sharad Pawar's views on farm laws

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has asserted that the new farm laws do not affect the current MSP system and APMC's Mandis as well.

AAP asks Punjab CM to deploy police on Delhi borders for farmers security

The Aam Aadmi Party Sunday asked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to deploy the state police for the security of farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the three new Central laws.

Farmer protests biggest ever agitation: Noted agri journalist Sainath

P Sainath said the government is afraid of the wide support the farmers are receiving from all sections of society

PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' key highlights and coronavirus updates

Modi spoke about protesters hoisting flags at the Fort after hundreds of them deviated from agreed routes and breached the heart of Delhi

Govt acting in dictatorial manner: Farm union on notice to vacate Ghazipur

The farmers continue their agitation at the Ghazipur border against the three contentious agriculture laws

Disturbed Punjab suits Pakistan's policies, says CM Capt Amarinder Singh

He said that there has been an increase in weapons coming from Pakistan since October when the farmers began their agitation against the three farm laws

Tractor rally: BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of giving call for violence

The BJP on Friday accused Rahul Gandhi of declaring "war" on Indians and giving a call for "violence" after the Congress leader warned the government that the agitation will spread across the country.

SAD asks party cadre to rush to farmers' protest sites on Delhi borders

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday asked its party cadre to rush to the three farmers' protest sites on Delhi borders in large numbers to give a further boost to the ongoing agitation.

R-Day violence: Delhi Police asks nine farmer leaders to join investigation

The Delhi Police on Friday asked nine farmer leaders to join the investigation in connection with the violence at Red Fort on January 26, officials said.

Tricolour's insult during farmers' protest very unfortunate, says President

The govt's prompt response helped save millions amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Ram Nath Kovind said while addressing a joint session of Parliament on Day 1 of the Budget session

Farmers' demands valid, attempts to discredit them wrong: Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal was responding to a tweet from an unverified account of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in which he had thanked him for making arrangements at the border for farmers